New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01
CLOSE OF THE woRcEsTER EESuTAL
~eroLupKp WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MENDELs
soHN's "KIIJAH."

..rc, upxp With TIE PERFORMANCE OF MENDELs-
soHN's ELIJAH"
WORCESTER Sept 80 tsEceiaA Tho THIRTEEN annual
st,sI Of the Worcester County Musical Association
- 70 an end this evening with performance OF
se.,delaschn's Elijah" Tho meeting hos been the
t successful one financially that the annals OF the
location show. Mechanics Hall, seating $500
.ou. has teen occupied to the last chair at each Of
- e,xht concerts and though unforeseen circumstances
~,s.d an expenditure Of 81 500 over the estimated
.~.epsea a handsome surplus viii lie left over to be
ad 10 the steadily growing fund In the hands Of the
-.,.sement Artistically tho results have not been
Ideally satisfactory to the music lover without the
~ ho behaves that the manifest mission Of the
,r.s,er meetings 10 to become the chief factor in
-, cn,ture and hence Of general music culture In
49,. Er sland The drawbacks have frequently been
n.nted on in these columns and rehearsal OF them
..u not proft now The management is a CONSERVE
sav and IL seems that financial success only stimu-
-. !, a. nursue more and moro stubborniy the course
- .uon which has been shown to be rcmunerative In
~r.., The policy is ono that commends itself with
-.;dsrable force 1t must DO confessed. to men who
d themselves aioof from progressive lines OF thought
- nv other things beside music; but 1t L. neverthe-
-, .hsrtsghted. because 1t takes no account OF the
- an appreciation which the meetings have pro-
$3.50 The patrons Of the festival attest their interest
s nerously attending the concerts. They show their
.ss,asm by filling the hall at all the rehearsals, and
49, ,ove their intell gence by many exhibitions OF nice
IN bestowa Of applause and by all these
combined they show their rpencss for festivals
M ss idle frppery and with profounder artistic Sig
nineanee.
re want Of care which charactezes some Of the pro-
r.toy features may be gathered from the fact that TO-
s,.a,,. proeramme was the fourth that contained q
from the scheme set forth in the official book Of
N. sesya Tour out OF eight concerts have been given
~ announced three weeks ago; four have undergone
eh.nees sone Of the changes have been Insignificant
A IA true, and some have been beneficial rather
,nsn ,rdcal - to- nights substitution OF Miss Gertrude
rrankp OF Boston. for Madame Pappenhem. rs princi-
nal soprapo in Memberships orstoro. The reason was
mat Madame Pappe nhsm suffering from cold. but
aha made 30 pitiful o fasco at the matinee day
bsfore yesterday that though the president
announced the substitution with almost fearful pathos
At Inc mcrpng rshear, al It hailed with general sat
,afscton The Twenty third Psalm by Schubert was
not oven in the afternoon promised II possible the
orchssra parts not having been received. The most
notable feature matinee the performance OF
LASTS "preludes" By tho orchestra; the ieass
eonmendable although tho lady by choos-
ing music better ADAPTED TO her voice ana style
made better impression than on Tuesday, WAS MIRA
earkweather's singing of Prochs air and variations
Mis- Capper Of New-York. sang an old opera air OF
pepsetti, "Mille yote Sui Campo" from "Pia
d Polomer." nicely. but lu Anticipated style and
it, unmeaningness made It almost as unhappy
ss,ecton a. tn of Mr. starkweather Against the ro.
Ma %sds o. mp oS Of the by
saroile UDe nu,a Lisbon by santssens. the orgin,
ana beautiful scherzo from GoetIs symphony In +: az
fsr orchestra and two violin solos played by Leopold
NcLtenbsrg Of Boston. This young violnst has been
the leader OF the yiolins during the festival.
and mas PLAYED fsrenoons afternoons rs
and evenings since Monday with unfalterin devotion 70
duty Naturally he was greatly fatigued when no roee
10 his place the first desk to play wilhelms trans
cripton OF wRgners Abumblatt" and sarasates gypsy
melodies aud his playing though pnre In intonaton and
techncay Brilliant did not have the energy ana largo
ness Of tone which 1t 10 wont to show.
Elijah" rehearsed In tho forenoon Tor the nrst
tune with orchestra In parts It want surprisingly we'll
the choir simpler choruses fulfilling the expecta
uon expressed yesterday Yet 1t was not finished per-
Sormance One OF its lovely features was tue singing Oh
the youth's part by Mastsr John Bentley;
son OF Mrs ". ). Bentley, whs DIVIDED rsa
<the colo soprano work with Miss Franklin, The
rectness simplicity with which the lad sang his pa
r. part BY which Madame Parspa used to
Tor Of finest effects in this oratoro no less than
tie quality of his voice. carried tho musc
straghtto the hearts Of his hearers uniortunassiy
Despite a really heroic and self-sscrihcing enorr
A!onzo E. stodard who sang the music allotted 10 inc
prophet could not do justice to the music or MS me
Abilities OF severe hoarseness which greatiy ds
tressed him. Nine. Hastreiter again took tho honors
With her ging OF the alto air and Miss Clappers voice
sounded much nobler and richer In the cor
certed piecea IN which she took part tsap Ia
he Donzetti air. Mr.. Babcock lent his sonorous
bass the same pieces and Juies
Jordan Of Providence saug the tenor solos feeng anu
intoiiigently. M =. n"